Top 250 best documantaries all time
Based on MovieMeter ratings, these are the best 250 documantaries ever released
This is a list of the 250 bestmovies best documantaries of all time, based on the highest ratings according to MovieMeter.
To be placed on this list, movies need at least 100 votes.
- Top 25 best documentary movies from 2019
- Top 25 best documentary movies released in the years 2010 to 2019
- Top 25 best documentary movies from 2004
- Top 25 best documentary movies released in the years 2000 to 2009
- Top 25 best documentary movies released in the last 3 years
- Top 25 best documentary movies from 2013
Top 250 best documantaries all time
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4,06(311)
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4,00(107)
3
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| 3 |  |
3,93(2.117)
3
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| 4 |  |
Queen: Days of Our Lives (2011)Alternative title: A Certain Band Called Queen
Documentary, Music
120 minutes
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3,92(317)
3
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| 5 |  |
3,92(286)
3
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| 6 |  |
3,92(106)
1
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| 7 |  |
3,86(184)
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3,85(186)
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3,84(213)
3
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3,83(209)
3
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| 11 |  |
3,83(146)
3
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| 12 |  |
3,83(140)
3
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| 13 |  |
3,82(267)
2
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| 14 |  |
A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese through American Movies (1995)Documentary, History
225 minutes
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3,82(167)
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| 15 |  |
Senna (2010)Alternative title: Ayrton Senna: Beyond the Speed of Sound
Documentary, Biography
106 minutes
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3,81(739)
3
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| 16 |  |
3,81(669)
2
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| 17 |  |
3,81(178)
3
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| 18 |  |
Woodstock (1970)Alternative title: Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music
Documentary, Music
184 minutes
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3,79(481)
1
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| 19 |  |
3,79(134)
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| 20 |  |
3,78(406)
2
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| 21 |  |
3,78(265)
3
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| 22 |  |
Gladbeck: Das Geiseldrama (2022)Alternative title: Gladbeck: The Hostage Crisis
Documentary, Crime
91 minutes
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3,78(178)
2
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| 23 |  |
3,78(144)
3
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| 24 |  |
3,76(384)
3
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| 25 |  |
3,76(316)
3
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| 26 |  |
3,76(195)
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| 27 |  |
3,76(182)
3
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| 28 |  |
3,76(138)
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| 29 |  |
3,76(137)
3
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| 30 |  |
3,74(696)
3
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| 31 |  |
3,74(395)
3
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| 32 |  |
3,74(379)
3
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| 33 |  |
Chelovek s Kino-Apparatom (1929)Alternative title: Man with a Movie Camera
Experimental, Documentary
68 minutes
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3,74(276)
3
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| 34 |  |
3,74(235)
3
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| 35 |  |
3,74(169)
3
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| 36 |  |
3,73(507)
3
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| 37 |  |
3,73(383)
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| 38 |  |
3,73(238)
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| 39 |  |
3,73(122)
3
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3,73(118)
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3,73(105)
3
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| 42 |  |
3,72(313)
2
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| 43 |  |
3,72(241)
3
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| 44 |  |
The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara (2003)Alternative title: The Fog of War
Documentary, Biography
107 minutes
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3,72(221)
3
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| 45 |  |
3,72(134)
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| 46 |  |
Animals Are Beautiful People (1974)Alternative title: Beautiful People
Documentary, Comedy
92 minutes
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3,72(104)
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| 47 |  |
Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains (2007)Alternative title: Stranded
Documentary
130 minutes
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3,72(104)
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| 48 |  |
3,71(408)
3
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| 49 |  |
3,71(261)
3
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| 50 |  |
3,71(146)
3
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| 51 |  |
3,70(845)
3
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| 52 |  |
The King of Kong (2007)Alternative title: The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
Documentary
79 minutes
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3,70(442)
2
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| 53 |  |
The Salt of the Earth (2014)Alternative title: Le Sel de la Terre
Documentary, Biography
110 minutes
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3,70(167)
3
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| 54 |  |
3,69(745)
3
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| 55 |  |
3,69(671)
2
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| 56 |  |
3,69(318)
3
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| 57 |  |
3,69(143)
3
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| 58 |  |
3,68(605)
3
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| 59 |  |
3,68(510)
3
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| 60 |  |
3,68(228)
3
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| 61 |  |
3,68(197)
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| 62 |  |
3,68(104)
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| 63 |  |
3,67(219)
3
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| 64 |  |
3,67(205)
3
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| 65 |  |
3,67(158)
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| 66 |  |
Only the Dead (2015)Alternative title: Only the Dead See the End of War
Documentary, War
77 minutes
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3,67(107)
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| 67 |  |
3,67(106)
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| 68 |  |
3,66(366)
3
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| 69 |  |
102 Minutes That Changed America (2008)Alternative title: 102 Minutes That Changed the World
Documentary, History
102 minutes
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3,66(271)
3
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| 70 |  |
African Cats (2011)Alternative title: African Cats: Kingdom of Courage
Documentary, Adventure
89 minutes
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3,66(203)
3
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| 71 |  |
3,66(177)
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| 72 |  |
3,66(141)
3
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3,65(342)
3
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3,65(165)
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3,64(632)
3
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3,64(224)
3
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3,64(199)
3
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3,64(181)
3
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3,64(156)
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| 80 |  |
3,64(151)
3
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| 81 |  |
3,64(120)
3
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| 82 |  |
3,63(2.084)
2
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| 83 |  |
3,63(666)
3
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| 84 |  |
3,63(380)
3
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| 85 |  |
3,63(144)
3
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| 86 |  |
3,62(456)
2
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| 87 |  |
3,62(198)
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| 88 |  |
3,62(128)
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| 89 |  |
The Doors: When You're Strange (2009)Alternative title: When You're Strange
Documentary, Music
86 minutes
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3,61(461)
3
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| 90 |  |
3,61(232)
3
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| 91 |  |
Die Geschichte vom Weinenden Kamel (2003)Alternative title: The Story of the Weeping Camel
Drama, Documentary
87 minutes
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3,61(222)
3
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| 92 |  |
3,60(360)
2
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| 93 |  |
3,60(112)
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3,59(827)
2
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3,59(132)
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3,58(215)
3
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3,58(208)
3
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| 98 |  |
3,58(189)
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| 99 |  |
3,58(146)
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| 100 |  |
Mein Liebster Feind - Klaus Kinski (1999)Alternative title: My Best Fiend
Documentary, Biography
95 minutes
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3,58(120)
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| 101 |  |
3,57(400)
3
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| 102 |  |
American Movie (1999)Alternative title: American Movie: The Making of Northwestern
Documentary
107 minutes
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3,57(146)
2
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| 103 |  |
3,57(107)
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| 104 |  |
3,56(185)
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3,55(274)
2
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| 106 |  |
3,55(190)
3
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| 107 |  |
3,54(805)
3
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3,54(373)
3
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3,54(224)
3
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3,54(137)
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3,54(104)
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3,53(302)
3
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| 113 |  |
3,53(159)
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3,53(120)
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3,53(116)
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3,52(576)
3
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3,52(264)
3
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| 118 |  |
3,52(178)
3
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| 119 |  |
3,52(161)
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| 120 |  |
Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom (2015)Alternative title: Winter on Fire
Documentary
102 minutes
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3,52(138)
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| 121 |  |
Bigger, Stronger, Faster* (2008)Alternative title: Bigger Stronger Faster: The Side Effects of Being American
Documentary
105 minutes
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3,52(133)
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| 122 |  |
3,51(237)
3
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| 123 |  |
3,51(231)
3
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| 124 |  |
3,51(142)
3
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| 125 |  |
3,51(141)
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| 126 |  |
3,51(102)
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| 127 |  |
3,50(243)
3
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| 128 |  |
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016)Alternative title: Eight Days a Week
Music, Documentary
106 minutes
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3,50(177)
3
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| 129 |  |
3,50(157)
3
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| 130 |  |
3,50(150)
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| 131 |  |
3,50(147)
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| 132 |  |
Cobain: Montage of Heck (2015)Alternative title: Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck
Documentary, Biography
145 minutes
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3,49(435)
3
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| 133 |  |
3,49(154)
3
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| 134 |  |
3,49(121)
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| 135 |  |
3,48(281)
3
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| 136 |  |
3,48(274)
3
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| 137 |  |
3,48(265)
3
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| 138 |  |
Triumph des Willens (1935)Alternative title: The Triumph of the Will
Documentary, History
114 minutes
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3,48(261)
3
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| 139 |  |
3,48(107)
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| 140 |  |
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief (2015)Alternative title: Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief
Documentary
119 minutes
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3,47(281)
3
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| 141 |  |
3,47(114)
3
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| 142 |  |
3,46(334)
2
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| 143 |  |
3,46(206)
3
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| 144 |  |
3,46(186)
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| 145 |  |
3,46(185)
3
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| 146 |  |
3,46(161)
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| 147 |  |
3,46(151)
4
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| 148 |  |
3,46(139)
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| 149 |  |
Freddie Mercury - The Great Pretender (2012)Alternative title: The Great Pretender
Documentary, Music
107 minutes
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3,46(137)
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| 150 |  |
3,46(120)
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| 151 |  |
3,46(104)
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| 152 |  |
3,46(104)
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| 153 |  |
3,45(362)
3
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| 154 |  |
3,45(120)
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| 155 |  |
3,44(313)
3
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| 156 |  |
3,43(208)
3
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| 157 |  |
3,42(170)
3
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| 158 |  |
3,42(155)
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| 159 |  |
Olympia 2. Teil - Fest der Schönheit (1938)Alternative title: Olympia - Fest der Schönheit - Zweiter Film von den Olympischen Spielen Berlin 1936
Documentary, Sport
96 minutes
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3,42(112)
3
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| 160 |  |
3,41(277)
3
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| 161 |  |
3,41(243)
3
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| 162 |  |
3,41(169)
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| 163 |  |
3,41(169)
3
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| 164 |  |
3,41(108)
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| 165 |  |
3,40(142)
3
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| 166 |  |
3,40(103)
3
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| 167 |  |
3,39(190)
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| 168 |  |
3,39(161)
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| 169 |  |
3,39(152)
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| 170 |  |
3,38(200)
3
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| 171 |  |
3,38(178)
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| 172 |  |
Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011)Alternative title: Woody Allen: A Documentary (Theatrical Cut)
Documentary, Biography
113 minutes
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3,38(107)
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| 173 |  |
Olympia 1. Teil - Fest der Völker (1938)Alternative title: Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
Documentary, Sport
111 minutes
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3,37(119)
3
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| 174 |  |
3,36(1.163)
3
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| 175 |  |
3,36(116)
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| 176 |  |
3,35(1.820)
3
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| 177 |  |
3,35(433)
3
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| 178 |  |
3,35(318)
2
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| 179 |  |
3,35(174)
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| 180 |  |
Twenty Feet from Stardom (2013)Alternative title: 20 Feet from Stardom
Documentary, Music
91 minutes
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3,35(140)
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| 181 |  |
3,34(182)
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| 182 |  |
3,34(145)
2
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| 183 |  |
3,34(125)
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| 184 |  |
3,33(848)
3
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| 185 |  |
3,33(165)
3
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| 186 |  |
3,33(141)
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| 187 |  |
3,33(121)
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| 188 |  |
3,31(109)
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| 189 |  |
3,30(371)
3
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| 190 |  |
3,30(194)
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| 191 |  |
3,29(1.513)
1
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| 192 |  |
3,29(1.234)
2
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| 193 |  |
3,29(531)
3
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| 194 |  |
3,29(270)
2
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| 195 |  |
3,29(216)
3
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| 196 |  |
3,29(172)
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| 197 |  |
3,29(143)
2
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| 198 |  |
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (2022)Alternative title: Harry Potters 20e Verjaardag: Terugkeer naar Zweinstein
Documentary
102 minutes
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3,29(122)
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| 199 |  |
3,28(156)
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| 200 |  |
3,28(128)
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| 201 |  |
3,27(443)
2
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| 202 |  |
3,27(105)
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| 203 |  |
3,26(512)
2
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| 204 |  |
3,25(369)
3
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| 205 |  |
3,25(134)
3
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| 206 |  |
3,24(214)
2
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| 207 |  |
3,24(184)
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| 208 |  |
The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (2011)Alternative title: POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
Documentary, Comedy
90 minutes
|
3,24(128)
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| 209 |  |
An Honest Liar (2014)Alternative title: Exposed: Magicians, Psychics and Frauds
Documentary, Biography
90 minutes
|
3,23(122)
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| 210 |  |
3,22(168)
3
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| 211 |  |
3,22(103)
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3,21(187)
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3,21(125)
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3,21(106)
2
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| 215 |  |
3,20(385)
3
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| 216 |  |
3,20(176)
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3,20(115)
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3,20(114)
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| 219 |  |
3,18(365)
3
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| 220 |  |
3,17(164)
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| 221 |  |
Stop at Nothing: The Lance Armstrong Story (2014)Alternative title: Lance Armstrong: Stop at Nothing
Documentary, Thriller
104 minutes
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3,17(129)
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| 222 |  |
3,17(112)
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| 223 |  |
3,17(106)
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| 224 |  |
3,16(155)
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| 225 |  |
3,15(205)
3
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| 226 |  |
3,15(117)
3
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| 227 |  |
3,14(105)
3
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| 228 |  |
3,13(231)
3
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| 229 |  |
3,13(178)
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| 230 |  |
3,13(134)
3
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| 231 |  |
3,13(131)
3
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| 232 |  |
3,13(120)
3
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| 233 |  |
3,12(1.330)
3
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| 234 |  |
3,12(281)
3
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| 235 |  |
3,12(191)
3
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| 236 |  |
3,10(151)
3
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| 237 |  |
3,10(141)
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| 238 |  |
3,10(102)
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| 239 |  |
3,10(101)
3
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| 240 |  |
3,08(120)
3
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| 241 |  |
3,07(2.254)
3
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| 242 |  |
3,07(120)
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| 243 |  |
3,05(345)
3
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| 244 |  |
3,05(158)
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| 245 |  |
3,05(106)
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| 246 |  |
3,04(128)
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| 247 |  |
Zwarte Soldaten (2011)Alternative title: Zwarte Soldaten - Nederlanders in de Waffen-SS
Documentary, War
48 minutes
|
3,04(113)
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| 248 |  |
3,03(119)
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| 249 |  |
3,02(129)
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3,01(198)
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